HUSBANDRY: Draft Man

Last week, seven lucky Senators found themselves face to face with the president of one of the largest corporations in the U. S. The Senators were lucky because they had the great industrialist before them as a witness in his own behalf. He had resigned (for as long as necessary) from the $100,000-per-year presidency of International Harvester Co. ($350,000,000) to accept President Hoover's appointment as $12,000-per-year chairman of the Federal Farm Board. The Senators had the power to question him closely in deciding whether he was fit for the job. It was...

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